Android Technical Expert, Deezer
Audio streaming platform
Job no longer available
Audio streaming platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
Connecting fans with artists and creating ways for people to live the music.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience developing and maintaining Android applications at scale
- 2+ years of experience as a lead required
- Deep knowledge of Kotlin and Android frameworks, including Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, and modern architecture patterns
- A strong grasp of software craftsmanship: clean architecture, testing strategies, and performance optimization
- Experience working with large codebases and scaling apps to millions of users
- Familiarity with tools like GraphQL, Jenkins (CI/CD), and debugging/performance profiling tools
- Bonus: experience with Apollo, RxJava, ExoPlayer, KMP, or Google Ads Manager
- A passionate engineer who loves solving technical challenges and continuously improving
- A strong communicator who can work effectively across tech and non-tech teams
- An advocate for code quality, user experience, and team well-being
- Open-minded and curious about new trends — especially in AI and emerging technologies — and how they can improve developer workflows and product innovation
What the job involves
- As an Android Technical Expert, you’ll contribute both directly to our Messaging & Ads team and more broadly across the startup as a technical leader, across three key missions:
- Stack Expert & Mentor
- Guide Android engineers within the Customer & Monetization startup to grow their expertise and align on stack best practices
- Ensure technical alignment and cohesion within the Customer & Monetization Android team
- Foster collaboration and cohesion through dedicated rituals and knowledge-sharing sessions
- Help teams adopt modern Android development standards
- Technical Lead & Strategist
- Represent the startup in the global Android Community of Practice at Deezer
- Own the startup’s Android roadmap, driving initiatives to improve quality, reliability, and maintainability
- Be the go-to technical point of contact to arbitrate architectural decisions and lead cross-functional projects
- Oversee deployments and define monitoring strategies and technical metrics to ensure performance and reliability
- Individual Contributor & Builder
- Design and deliver innovative features within the Messaging & Ads team (e.g., ad experiences, CRM tooling)
- Contribute to broader initiatives like CDP integrations, survey tools, and experimentation frameworks
- Write clean, scalable, and high-performance code, with a strong focus on user experience
Our take
Deezer is a global music-streaming platform built to help people connect with the music they love. Listeners can explore millions of tracks, discover new artists, and enjoy features like Flow, curated playlists, and interactive tools such as Music Quiz and Shaker.
The company operates in a crowded market dominated by giants like SPotify and Apple Music, but it's leaning into personalisation to stand out. Its latest update lets users customise themes, colors, icons and layouts, and gives instant access to their favourite artists, playlists and podcasts through the new Quick Access feature. So, with this approach, it wants to make the app feel more personal in the hopes of appealing to listeners looking for something a bit more tailored.
AI-generated music is another major factor shaping Deezer's direction (and it's a complicated one). Around 50,000 fully AI tracks are uploaded daily, and while many users may be curious, most want them clearly labelled and worry about their impact on real artists. Deezer already detects and labels AI content and keeps it out of recommendations and fraudulent payouts. If it can continue to handle this transparently, AI could become a trust-building advantage rather than a threat for the company.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Aug 2018
$186.9m
LATE VC
Jan 2016
$116.8m
SERIES E
Total funding: $551.9m
Company HQ
Saint-Georges, Paris, France
Leadership
Alexis Lanternier
(CEO)Previously co-founded Essor where they served as the President for nearly 4 years. Prior to that, they were an EVP of eCommerce at Walmart Canada.
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